浙江省初中英语九年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）

    Rich or poor, young or old, we all have problems. We can easily become unhappy1 we solve our problems.2about our problems can affect how we do things at school or at home. So how do we deal with our problems?

    Most of us have probably been angry3our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt they were unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may4.

    When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected. Have you ever seen young children playing together? But they fight very soon, and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually doesn't5for long. They become good friends again. This is an important 6 for us, we can solve a problem by learning to forget.

    Many students often complain about school. They might feel they have too much work to do sometimes, or think the rules are too7. We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges(挑战)". As young adults, it is our duty to8our best to deal with each challenge with the help of our teachers.

    By comparing yourself to other people, you will find your problems are not so9, Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist. He can't walk or even speak, but he considers his many physical problems unimportant. Now he is known10a great scientist in the world. We are probably quite healthy and smart. Let's not worry about our problems. Let's face the challenges instead.

    Abdul Sadiq, an Afghanistan's only professional cyclist, began by training his daughter. And when she competed successfully abroad, he set up the team. It is the world's most unlikely sporting team, because the sport breaks taboos in a country where in many traditional communities, women are not allowed out of the house.

    The head coach faces frequent threats and the girls' families do not always approve "If it's not their fathers trying to stop them, it's a brother or uncle."

    Two members of the team, Massouma, 18, and Zarab, 17, are sisters. Their father and their brothers approve, but they know that their uncles complain to their father. "They will never come in front of us to say ‘Why are you cycling?', but they say bad words to our father," she said. His team have, however, competed and won regionally against Bangladesh and Pakistan.

    "We want to go cycling because we want to be heroes one day," said 16-year-old Jella, one of the latest riders. In one of the mildest and driest winters for many years, training has gone on without stopping. And next spring, the girls will go up into the mountains. "We say that women should not sit at home, they need to come out and do sports," said Abdul Sadiq, And 18- year-old Zainab said she wished that she could just go cycling alone on the street one day. "It's my ambition, and I hope that one day girls will be allowed to go cycling on the streets, not having a coach, or anyone with them, and they will not have problems," she said.

    For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called "latchkey children". They're children who look after themselves while their parents are working. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

Lynette Long was once the headmistress of an elementary school. She said, "We had a school rule against wearing jewellery. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened. I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant," Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

    She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

    The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, or in a closet. The second is TV. They'll often play it at high volume. It's hard to get statistics(统计数据) on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

    When his mum fainted(昏厥) and knocked herself out, unconscious, four year old Henry Davies knew just what to do— thanks to a storybook.

    He calmly dialled 999 and told the emergency services how to get to his home and then phoned his father.

    The boy told the doctors what had happened and directed them to the house in Coundon, Coventry, and even offered the doctors a drink

    When they arrived. Henry also offered to look after his 12— month old brother Noah.

    His father, Iran, 35, said, "Chloe has been unwell with a high fever which has made her feel quite poorly. I left for work early at about 7:30 am and as she got up after I left she felt quite dizzy and faint. The next thing she remembers is fainting down on the floor and hearing Henry talking to someone. He had seen her fall and hit her head on the table, but he couldn't wake her up. So he picked up the phone and dialled 999 for an ambulance."

    Chloe said, "Henry has a storybook, Ambulance Crew, on what to do in an emergency, which we've read a few times. He even put a blanket over me. The ambulance crew were amazed. We're very proud of him."

    Many museums keep works of art, and some have valuable pieces that can never be replaced. These museums give the (公众) a chance to enjoy their treasures. In the past, everyone had to be (几乎) silent when visiting museums. Today, rules aren't that strict, but following some basic rules is still (必要的).

Respect(尊重) the space

    Avoid standing against the walls.

    Remember that no bags are (允许) in museums.

    No food or drink (在....里面) most museums.

    Keep the museum space clean and (扔) away all litter.

Respect the art

    No flash phones. Bright lights can be (有害的) to the art,

    No 8 (触摸) the art. Hands, fingers, heads or any body part should never come into contact with the artwork.

    Respect other visitors

    Respect other visitors

    Keep your (说话声) down.

    Watch when you go (往楼下).

    Stand in line while buying tickets or waiting.

    Following the rules above can help make everyone s museum experience safe and enjoyable.

    A kidnapped 3-year-old boy (name) Aiden helped police find himself on Tuesday, Jan. 13, after answering (he) mum's phone in her stolen car- find out how he pulled it off!

    Authorities said they found a 3-year-old boy who was sitting a car stolen outside a Utah day care on Tuesday after he (answer) his mother's cellphone and honked the horn to draw their attention.

    "The boy's mother, Elizabeth Barrios, left the car unlocked and running a snowy morning as she dropped off another child, a baby, at the day care around 7 am in Ogden, a town about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City," the police said. When she walked out, she saw someone (drive) her car away with her 3-year old son Aiden inside.

    Police arrived and called her cellphone, which was in the car, hoping (reach) the thief and negotiate the boy's release.

    Instead, the boy answered the phone. He told his mother that a (strange) had driven away her car and was going through her purse. She told him (stay) calm as the man took things from her purse ran away.

    "He is a very smart child," the police praised the kid. "He did a great job."

    Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai is the youngest ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She has become the voice of girls throughout the world.

Born in Swat Valley in Pakistan in 1997, Malala lived a quiet life until 2009, when the Taliban(塔利班), an Islamic organization of violence(暴力) took control of her village.   ①   . They believed educating girls was against Islam. But Malala didn't agree. She wouldn't give up her education and kept going to school.   ②    "What is wrong with us girl students? We want all girls to get their schools back," she wrote. Her hard work encouraged many young girls in Swat Valley.

      ③    On Oct.9, 2012, when Malala was taking a bus home, a Taliban man got on the bus with a gun in his hand. A bullet immediately hit her in the face. Luckily, the shot didn't kill her. She was taken to a hospital in the UK. The shot didn't kill her courage, either.   ④    Her courage made her famous.

    She has spoken at the United Nations, met world leaders and written a book named I Am Malala.

    OnOct.10, 2013, the EP awarded Malala the top human rights prize. They said," She is an icon(符号) of courage for all teenagers who dare to follow their aspirations(愿望)."

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